{"id":3977,"date":"2022-10-19T15:40:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/?page_id=3977"},"modified":"2023-06-26T02:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T02:21:04","slug":"how-i-work-with-childrens-book-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/publishing-advice-resources\/how-i-work-with-childrens-book-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Work with Children&#8217;s Picture Book Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3977\" class=\"elementor elementor-3977\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a053b1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a053b1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1c138\" data-id=\"7d1c138\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3011c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3011c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creating a picture book (or any product) for children should not be taken lightly. I believe the children are our future and that we should indeed teach them WELL. We want to teach them art appreciation, storytelling principles, rhythm through rhyming, vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48baa62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48baa62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22e0399\" data-id=\"22e0399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad82b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad82b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3388\" alt=\"Book Design for Ponies in the Park by Mary Pat Kanaley, Children&#039;s Genre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre-1024x246.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre-768x184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/book-design-ponies-in-the-park-mary-pat-kanaley-children-genre-1536x369.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Ponies in the Park\" won the 2021 Spokane Art Grant Award (Spokane, Washington) with the contingency that Mary Pat Kanaley had to be the illustrator. Mary Pat is a watercolor artist who had never digitized her work before. I coached her through the process, and we worked tirelessly to make this a book worthy of the SAGA.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c14b44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c14b44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62c868d\" data-id=\"62c868d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a31366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a31366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Additionally, a picture book follows a very specific set of standards, and it requires a team effort to get it right. Just like I am not an illustrator, neither is an illustrator a production artist. Instead, the illustrator, the editor, and the production artist (that&#8217;s me!) all work in tandem to arrive at the best end product.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My clients invest $3000-$5000 in an illustrator, $250-$1000 in a qualified and vetted children&#8217;s book editor, and $3000+ for my children&#8217;s book service bundle (publishing consultant, project manager, and production artist). And if they want to provide a premium tactile experience for the children, they also invest $2500 &#8211; $6500 in offset printing for books that any bookstore would be proud to carry. Watch <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jfRHCNmP6HI\">a video review<\/a>&nbsp;of the offset printed, jacketed case-laminate version of &#8220;Ponies in the Park.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef48219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef48219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0035c46\" data-id=\"0035c46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4428a3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4428a3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c004315\" data-id=\"c004315\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a208755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a208755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">As the production artist and project manager, I will:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">help you select an illustrator (this includes interviewing the illustrator via Zoom if it&#8217;s someone I haven&#8217;t worked with before)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">help you select an editor who specializes in children&#8217;s books<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">provide technical specs for your illustrator<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">give feedback on sample sketches, character development, color palette, and storyboarding<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">coordinate with your illustrator and editor as needed<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">work with the illustrator to lock-in the cover concept<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">complete the title treatment<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">add any text and final embellishments needed (barcode, spine text, back cover text)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">typeset the interior<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">complete the front and back matter pages (title page, copyright, dedication, about the author, about the illustrator, etc),<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">generate print-ready files for the platform you are utilizing (offset, short-run, and\/or POD)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">upload the cover and interior files for print to the printer of your choice<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">create 3 promotional graphics<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">create 3 mockups<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">manage all of the files using Dropbox<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">educate you as we move through the publishing process so you have the information required in order to make the best decisions for your project<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb4b742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb4b742\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8aeec7e\" data-id=\"8aeec7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c3ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9c3ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From start to finish, authors should expect this entire process (excluding bulk printing) to take 3 &#8211; 5 months, with the majority of that dedicated to your illustrator&#8217;s timeline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8026c elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-review--has-separator elementor--star-style-star_fontawesome elementor-widget elementor-widget-reviews\" data-id=\"ee8026c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"reviews.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-f1b7303\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial__header\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gomarypat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mary-pat-kanaley-illustrator-of-ponies-in-the-park.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Pat Kanaley\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mary Pat Kanaley<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Watercolor Artist<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__icon elementor-icon elementor-icon-instagram\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Read More<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMy partner and I made the most fortuitous decision to hire Melinda to be our guide. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!\u00a0 Melinda not only helped design and layout our book in spectacular fashion, but she helped us every step of the way.\u00a0 She made suggestions regarding formatting, advised on how to best execute the watercolor paintings for print, and helped find an editor that fit our style of book. More than that, she was the most patient teacher and never made us feel awkward or hesitant to ask a question. She was quick and clear with responses, often sharing videos for us \u201cvisual\u201d learners.\u00a0 I will definitely recommend her to all of my friends who are writers and illustrators. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59ca4d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59ca4d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deee70e\" data-id=\"deee70e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97ce68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d97ce68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step Inside the Magic<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457424a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"457424a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">I love to work on books illustrated in a classic art style and books with a serious subject matter. &#8220;Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers&#8221; is a book I am currently working on with author&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/annettegendler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;\">Annette Gendler<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">&nbsp;and illustrator&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steillustrates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-weight: 300;\">Ste Johnson<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">. It&#8217;s based on the true story of Annette&#8217;s mother-in-law who evaded capture by the Nazis.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2983eb7 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2983eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/publishing-advice-resources\/book-design-review-of-natalie-and-the-nazi-soldiers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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